Slovenia Self-Guided Bike Tour: Experience Slovenia in a way like no other – cycle from the Julian Alpes to Slovenia’s Tuscany to the Mediterranean Sea, visiting lakes and cycling alongside gently-flowing rivers. Slovenia is one of Europe’s most exquisite hidden treasures. Thanks to its sustainable tourism, perfectly-preserved landmarks, Michelin-starred restaurants, and world-class wine, Slovenia is emerging as one of the top bucket-list holiday destinations, per recent features in Nat Geo, Forbes, Lonely Planet, and Condé Nast. Anyone who wants a taste of Europe’s natural beauty only needs to visit Slovenia to see how it exceeds all expectations. Known to be the third most forested area in Europe, it is a mixture of heavily forested landscapes juxtaposed with rolling, cultured hills, which creates a country of lush greenery. Among the greenery, the adventuring cyclist will also enjoy staying in Ljubljana, seeing castles, vineyards, lakes, and rivers, that would rival any “top” European destination. One of our most highly-rated destinations, this self-guided bike tour through Slovenia was rated the best trip winner by Active Times in 2014. From the Slovenian Alpes to the shores of the Adriatic, you won’t want to miss this handcrafted self-guided Slovenia bike tour – only with Pure Adventures! Read more about Slovenia in our blog.
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Arrive to Ljubljana Airport or rail station, transfer included to your hotel. Return transfer to Ljubljana airport is included. Please inquire for alternative transfers (small supplement.)
Our Slovenia Self Guided Bike Tour is very well supported! You get all the following:
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Included Deluxe Lodging:
About: All hotels are subject to availability at the time of booking. We use boutique 4-star hotels, with one very special and exceptional 3-star, conveniently situated in each town. All lodging offers a private bathroom, breakfast, and a variety of other amenities. Bedding is European style: 2 twin beds separate or pushed together. Hotel Gredic has a Michelin plate restaurant, with dinner ranging 50-60 euros pp.
Slovenia self guided bike tour ‘Local Experts’: Meet our representatives in Slovenia! Ursula and Danijel manage incoming travel to Slovenia on behalf of Pure Adventures and have been in the industry for many years! They are true experts on all things Slovenia and very fluent and eloquent in English. They will welcome you upon your arrival in Slovenia and be your point of contact throughout your tour, ensuring you have the most wonderful experience ever!
Need to Know:
Dates: Plan your trip at a time that best fits your schedule! Pure Adventures tours have flexible start dates.
2024 Tour Rates: (based on double occupancy)
Bike Rental Options:
Important Cancellation Terms: Unique deposit terms apply to this tour, starting with a 20% trip price non-refundable deposit. Inside of 60 days, our usual Terms & Conditions apply.
New! Travel Insurance is now required to participate in this tour; we highly recommend purchasing a “Cancel For Any Reason” policy. You can book through our preferred vendors or your own. Proof of coverage will be required.
Communication through “what’s app” was very helpful. Your rep checked in on us daily and our luggage was at each location When we arrived. The accommodations were very good. Food was great. The quality of bikes was good. I can only imagine the creativity involved in planning those routes.
Highlights included spending time with our friends. The mtn country around Lake Bled was great. Cycling the quiet roads and trails during peak summer was also a treat. The small towns of Slovenia are quaint. Motovun was a highlight as well.
Overall, I would recommend this bike trip ! The distances were good, the scenery, food, people were great.
We had a FANTASTIC trip!! fell in love with Slovenia and how the landscape changed so quickly before our eyes every day! Your local team is the best and went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly…the only thing we truly had to do was ride, eat and drink, LOL! We missed one day of riding, there was a bad storm overnight in Bohinj that downed trees and closed down the train. Your team quickly arranged for us to have a ride directly to our next hotel and suggested some riding we could do at the new place, which we did, but we should’ve just stayed in and drank more wine! My favorite part was arriving at the ocean after all the riding days, for my husband, maybe the cave near Lipica, which your representative quickly suggested when he learnt that Daniel was a geologist.
We are so happy we chose Slovenia and riding with you guys, this is a trip we will always remember dearly.
It was a wonderful ride. The scenery was beautiful and varied. Slovenia is a wonderful country and very worth the visit. The Ride with GPS program worked very well and kept us on course. The old paper maps would have been a challenge with the small roads we were on at times. Those roads were perfect for our trip. The only suggestion for improvement would be to fit the bikes the day before the ride or add more time in Ljubljana – so we could finish sooner and spend more time at the first stop. Pure Adventures has done a great job over the years and I would use you again for sure.
We have just returned from Slovenia and my oh my, what a trip it was! Brett and I agree that this was our most luxurious bike tour ever. We cannot even believe the amount of care and attention put into this trip, beginning with Mari and her many trip proposal options to her customer-service-oriented team in Slovenia, the most unique and perfectly-selected hotels for each night, rides/bikes (really good bikes!) and transfers that were all a dream-come-true, AND we were pleasantly surprised by the region’s cuisine, delicious! The additional Istrian “extension” rides were well worth the extra days, so we recommend doing that if you have the time. All in all, we would repeat this itinerary in a heartbeat if we could find some friends to come back with us!
To date our best bike tour ever. John and I cannot say enough good things about this trip. 5 stars!
